42 people gathered for this year's Green Nephrology Summit, held at Guy's Hospital in London on 25th September. Once again, we were a good mix of clinicians (docs, nurses, physios), technicians,…
This doesn't look as good as the system pioneered in Bradford, but it's still good that other centres are looking at e-consultations to reduce the number of patients with CKD who are required to…
The Department of Health and the National Institute for Health Research Devices for Dignity Healthcare Technology Co-operative (NIHR D4D HTC) are collaborating to launch a new Small Business Research…
Sustainability fellows are working to identify a variety of potential approaches that Deaneries and Colleges could take depending on their level of commitment to sustainability. An example of an…
Five questions to ask for sustainability issues.
Garbage
Is the waste separated so that only dangerous red waste is sent for incineration and the rest separated for recycling? This can be a…
The 2013 Green Nephrology Award (for sustainability initiatives in kidney units) went to joint winners, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and Bradford Teaching Hospitals.
Both kidney units…
Don't forget to register for the Green Nephrology Summit, taking place at Guy's Hospital in London on Wednesday 25th September.
This is the yearly get-together of the Green Nephrology Network,…
Interesting to see this case study from Barts - lots of money saved by simple energy saving, but staff only changed behaviour after the link to patient experience was made, e.g. close doors to improve…
Anna Watkinson-Powell has written a great blog on the Climate and Health Council Website describing the run up to the student's passing a climate change resolution. No 1 is for the inclusion of…
What will kidney care look like in 10 or 15 years’ time, when carbon rationing is re-shaping the NHS? Will patients still travel three times a week to access dialysis, or cover hundreds of miles to…